Too many Copepods good or bad?

[Born2beblack]

So my tank has tones of copepods like everywhere.
I noticed 2 weeks ago i had so many swimming i guess a big population boom
But now they are everywhere and veey visable sometimes.
Id show a photo but they are pretty small.
Just wondering if i should control them with a manadarin which i have wanted

 

[Born2beblack]

Best i can get
But they are clear specks
Some bigger and thats when i could tell they were pods
But i see them everywhere and probs 1000s

 

[BigRed78]

Ive never heard of too many pods being a bad thing. About the mandarin how big and how old is the tank

 

[Born2beblack]

Ive never heard of too many pods being a bad thing. About the mandarin how big and how old is the tank

My tank is 10 months old and a 30g with 45g of water in total

 

[ichthyogeek]

I think you're just dealing with a copepod bloom. They're great while they last, but it will ramp down in time to a more manageable level. Give it a month, and if they're still going at it, then ask again.

In a tank of that size, I'd still run a refugium and supplement with pod cultures as well as a baby brine shrimp feeder.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I think you're just dealing with a copepod bloom. They're great while they last, but it will ramp down in time to a more manageable level. Give it a month, and if they're still going at it, then ask again.

In a tank of that size, I'd still run a refugium and supplement with pod cultures as well as a baby brine shrimp feeder.

This! ^^

 

[G Santana]

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